Gurugram: Taking cognisance of the spate of deadly road accidents in Gurugram, the district administration has began devising plans through various means to prevent the loss of lives.
The dangers to commuters can be gauged from the fact that an average of eight mishaps occur on Gurugram's roads daily. In 2017, 481 lives were lost to accidents on the city roads.
Commuters on two wheelers and pedestrians were the most the vulnerable groups of victims that were affected.
To reduce the rate of accidents, the Haryana government has started the Haryana Vision Zero campaign.
Under this campaign, Gurugram authorities plan to set up preventive mechanisms at the deadly stretches situated on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway.
Faulty road designs, poor signages and poor management of traffic are attributed as major reasons for accidents along the Delhi-Jaipur highway.
Coordinating with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the Gurugram administration plans to construct foot over bridges and improve signages.
Gurugram Police have also involved over 300 traffic cops to manage the traffic in the city.
Citing indiscipline among commuters as a major reason for traffic blockades at MG road, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and Gurugram Police have also imposed speed limits for all categories of vehicles passing through the Mall Mile.
As per the new rules, if any vehicle is found to be speeding beyond the 60 km/hr speed limit, the drivers will be fined.
For auto drivers, the speed limit has been set at 40 km/hr, while for heavy commercial vehicles, it is 30 km/hr.
To make commuters aware of the new speed limits, MCG has began setting up boards at vital points of the busy route.
According to Gurugram Police officials, the move will not only result in smoother flow of traffic, but will also prevent accidents.
Several factors today make driving extremely unsafe in Gurugram. To begin with there are no proper cuts and diversions for commuters.
"There is also negligible action taken by authorities on over speeding and rash driving. There is also no system of the three wheelers and private buses plying in the area," said Rajeev Verma, a city resident.
"With the area seeing massive jam due to construction activities, most two-wheelers violate traffic rules and makes themselves as well as other susceptible to accidents," he added.